Hay-carrier



H. S. NUNAIVIAKER.

HAY CARRIER.

APPLICATION man DEc.5,1919.

, 1,346,243 Patented July 13, 1920.

H. S. NUNAIVIAKER.

HAY CARRIER,

APPLICATION FILED nE.5,I9I9.

1,346,243. Patente@ July I3, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

H. S. NUNAIVIAKER.

HAY CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5. 1919.

1,346,243. Patented July 13, 1920a 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

entre stares mirent orifice.

HENRY S. NUNAMAKER, GF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO V. L. NEY HAY TOOLCOMPANY, OF'CANTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

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.Application filed Iecember 5, 1919.

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lie it known that i, tiranni: S. NUNA- Muiiiuz, a citizen oi' theiinited itates, ref siding at lCanton, in the county of titarlr andtita'te oi.I (ihio7 have invented a new and useful lliiay-Carrier, oiwhich the following is a specifi cation.

This invention relates to hay carriers and .has more especial rei'erenceto Cross draft hay Carriers or thaA class otcarriers in which theelevatingl rope leads Afrom the carrier in a direction substantialiy ata right angle to the track alongwhich the carrier moves.

rilhe objects oi the invention are to provide a hay rari-ier oi" thecharacter mentioned with a rope locking' lever which is operated by theelevating-i' rope and which controls the operation oi a rope griparranged to lock the elevatiifp,l rope at any desired elevation; and togenerally improve and sumpV 'ty the construction ot' hay rarriers.

lilith these objeets in view the inif'ention consists in the noveiconstruction and ai rangen'ieilt o i" parte7 hereinafter desoribed,illustrated in the arci)mpanying` drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in thetorni, proportions, size and minor details of construction may be made'within the scope ot the appended claims, without dejiarting from thespirit or sacriiicing` any oi? the advantages ot the invention.

rllhe invention thus set iiorth in general terinsis ilhistrated in theaccompanying drawings formino' part hereot, in whicl Figure l is aperspective view oil" a hay carrier embodyingl the invention mountedupon the track, the elevating rope beingaemoved in order to illustratethe merhanism oi? the carrier.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the hay carrier showing theparts in the looked position.

Fig. 3 is a view similar.' to Fig. 2 showing` the parts in the unlockedposition.

Fig. 4l is a detail perspective view olf' the rope grip. g

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through a barn showing` the carrier in use.

A practical embodiment otf the invention is disclosed in theacrompanyingi' drawings, formingl a part oi' this speoiiication in whichsimilar numerals ot reference indicate cor1n Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July 13, 1.920.

erial No. 342,733.

responding parts throughout the several views.

The traolr i upon which the carrier is adapted to run may be made oi?any suitable or well irnown form and is suspended from any substantialsupport such as the rafters oi a barn. rThe main traine E2 of thecarrier is suspended upon the track traine 3, which is provided at itsends with the rotatably traveling wheels ladapted to run upon the track.

The main carrier frame is preferably formed oi a casting` as shown andcomprises two spaced sides joined together at suitable points. The sidemembers ot the main traine are each provided with an upwardly disposedear 5, a bolt or piu G heine` passed through said ears and through thetrames 7 of theV truck frame. It will thus be seen that the carrier withits load is suspended from eight traveling wheels, four being arrangedat the front and tour at the rear.

In the main :trame at a point substantially beneath the Center oiY thetrack is loe-ated the main sheave axle 8, which extends transversely'from one side of the frame to the other and unen which is rotatablymounted the main sheave 9. This sheave is preterably ot' considerablediameter to lighten the draft as much as possible and facilitate theoperation of the carrier.

Pivotally mounted upon the main sheave axle 8 is the rope locking lever10 which is :termed ottwo similar `members spaced apart, one memberbeing' mounted upon each side of the main sheave, these members being`joined together at their rear and fon ward ends respectively by means ofpins or bolts 11 and 12. The rope locking lever extends outwardly to oneside of the main frame and is provided with a downwardly depending`portion 13 in which is Carried the roller'14i. mounted upon the bolt 12.A pair of spaced arms 15L are mounted one upo each side ot the ropelooking lever and connected thereto by means of the bolt 12. A pulley 1Gbeing.;` mounted between the outer extremities of said arms by means or'a holt 17 or the like.

T he sheave brake 18 is pivotally mounted upon a suitable axis 19`located transversely through the main frame adjacent to the main sheave9. The rope grip 2O is prefa erably ot the torni `best illustrated inFig. tot the drawings and is provided with the of the ropeV grip iscurved as shown at 23 and provided with a serrated grooved tace 24, therope grip being so proportioned and mounted that it will normally rest.upon the rope as best illustrated in Fig. 2. The transverse bolt or pin11 upon the rope locking leverV` normally engages the under surface ofthe ropegrip as shown in Fig. 2.

1n reeving-the carrier, one end of the elevating rope 25 is connected tothe transverse bar 2G of the trarne either by knotting or by use of adevice Vsuch as the rope clamp 27. Extending downwardly the rope passesthrough'the lifting head or heads of the fork sling or other hayengaging device, in thepresent illustration sling pulleys 28 beingshown. The rope then eX- tends upward from these sling pulleys or otherhay engaging device over an idler pulley 29fpivotally mounted upon abolt 50 carried in the main frame, and passes over the main sheave andthen outwardly between therollers 14 and 16. upon the rope lockinglever. y

From this point the elevating rope eX- tends downwardly atan angleeither to the side of the barn in which the carrier is mounted and over'the usual purlin pulley or downward at an angle toV the floor oi' thebarn and over the usual floorV pulley, this construction of course'beingcommon in all cross draft hay carriers and is well known 4to thoseacquainted with the construction and operation Vof cross draft haycarriers and as it forms no part of the present invention 'it is thoughtunnecessary to illustrate either of these pulleys in the presentapplication.

1t will be understood that the carrier is arranged to be movedlongitudinally upon the track in the usual manner by means of theordinary shift rope or conveyer rope, which arrangement is well known toall those 'skilled inthe art and' has no relation to the presentinvention excepting that similar nieansv is always provided for Vmovingthe carrier upon the track.

The operation of the hay carrier embodyingthis invention is as follows:r1`he parts being in the unlocked position as illustrated in Fig. 3 itwill be noted that the rope locking lever is tilted forwardly upon itspivotal point. the rear end thereof being raised, holding the rope gripout of engagement with the elevating rope as shown. 1f, as abovementioned the elevating rope leads downwardly at an angle to the usualVpulley on the barn floor, the rope lockingy lever is moved into theunlocked position as shown vby graspingthe elevating rope at any pointabove the floor Vand swinging the rope toward the carrier, the ropeengaging the pulley 111 andV tilting the rope locking lever into theunlocked position. 1t, however,V the elevating rope extends from thecarrier to the purlin pulley upon the Vside of the barn wall as alsoabove mentioned, it will beunderstood that this purlin pulley is out ofreach of a man upon the floor of the barn. For this purpose a trip lever31 is pivotally mounted at any suitable pointin the carrier Jtrame suchas the aXis'22 ot the rope grip and extends inwardly to a point beneaththe pin 11 upon the rope locking lever, a cord`32 is connected tothe'outerV end of the lever 31 and extends downwardly to the barn tioor.By pulling downward upon the cord 32 the trip lever 31 is rocked tiltingthe rope locking lever and raising the rope grip. rTheV fall of theelevating rope may then be brought down to the point of attachment ofthe load. When the load is attached and a pull exerted upon theelevating rope the load will be raised toward the carrier, the ropeVpassing over the main sheave preventing the rope grip Y troni grippingthe elevating rope. l/Vhen the load has been carried upto the carrierthe weight of the load will be sufficient to hold the elevating rop etaut' in a straight line from the main sheave Vto the pulley upon thepurlin or Viloor pulley over which the other endV of the vrope passes,the elevating` rope being held in the position shown in Fig. 2

'engaging the pulleyvlG and tilting the rope locking lever upward at itsouter end allowing the rope grip to drop into-engagement with the ropeas shown in said ignre, they weight of the load pulling down upon theelevating rope, swinging the rope grip down- Y wardly upon its pivotalpoint 22 causing the serratedsurface thereon to grip the rope tightlyland pressing the rope against the sheave brake 18, pressing the brake inturn in tight engagement with Vthe sheave, thus locking the sheave andthe rope.

It should be noted that with the Inovement of the elevating rope ineither direction over the main sheave the rope grip is swung upwardly ordownwardly upon its pivotal point, always swingingin the oppositedirection vfrom the Y rotation ofl the sheave. Thus it-will be seen thatthe main sheave itself is locked against rotation by means of the brake18 and the elevating rope is gripped by the rope grip preventingmovementot either the sheave or the rope while in this .position.

rllhe carrier will then'be moved along the track in the usual mannerV tothe place of discharge, the loadbeing thus sustained in the positionshown in'Fig. 2 whenV the carrier has reached the place of discharge,the sling or fork carried thereby is tripped in the usual mannerdischarging the load of hay and the carrier. moved back to the loadingposition, when as above describedpby swinging the elevating rope towardthe carrier the rope locking lever is moved into the position shown inFig. 3 and the fall of the rope be again lowered to receive a new load.

ln Fig. 3 is illustrated an application of the carrier wherein theelevating rope leads to a purlin pulley and then down to a floor pulley36, a pulley 37 being mounted upon the elevating rope between thecarrier and the pui-lin pulley and provided with an operating cord 38which hangs within reach of the operator and may be pulled down as shownin said figure to pull the operating rope downward and inward to tripthe locking lever as above described. After tl'ie carrier has beentripped in this manner it is customary to exert a pull upon theelevating rope to 1aise the carrier, the slack being thus removed fromthe elevating rope between the carrier and the purlin pulley raising thepulley 37 intothe position shown in dotted lines, the operating cordhanging in the dotted position shown in the drawings. lith thisconstruction the carrier may be used with a purlin pulley without thenecessity olf using the trip lever 3l and cord 32.

l claim:

l. A hay carrier provided with a main sheaveJ a locking lever connectedto said carz rier, a rope grip pivoted within the carrier and restingupon the locking lever, an elevating rope connected to the carrier andpassing over the sheave and forming a fall, therope grip arranged tonormally engage said elevating rope and means for tilting the lockinglever to swing the rope grip out of engagement with the elevating rope.

2. A hay carrier provided with a main sheave, a locking lever pivotedupon said carrier, a rope grip pivoted within the carrier and restingupon the locking lever7 an elevating rope connected to the carrier andpassing over the sheave and forming a fall, the tree end of the ropeengaging the free end of the locking lever, the rope grip arranged tonormally engage the elevating rol e7 the locking lever arranged to betilted by an inward pull upon the elevating' rope to throw the rope gripout of engagement with the elevating rope.

3. hay carrier provided with a main sheave, a locking lever Connected tosaid ear- 1ier, a rope grip pivotally mounted within the carrier andnormally resting upon the looking lever7 an elevating rope connected tothe carrier and passing over the sheave and forming` a fall7 a sheavebrake located within the carrier and arranged to be operated by theaction of the rope grip upon the elevating rope and means for tiltingthe locking lever to release the rope grip.

l. A. hay carrier provided with a main sheave, a locking lever pivotedto said carrier, a rope o'rip pivotally mounted within the carrier andnormally resting upon the locking lever, and an elevating rope conneetedto the carrier and passing over the sheave and forming a fall andarranged to be normally engaged by the rope grip,said elevating ropeengaging the locking lever and arranged to move the locking lever intothe locked or unlocked positions.

In testimony that l claim the above l have hereunto subscribed my name.

HENRY- S. NUNAMAKER.

